Python: How can I calculate the average word length in a sentence using the .split command?

Question

new to python here. I am trying to write a program that calculate the average word length in a sentence and I have to do it using the .split command. btw im using python 3.2

Answer 1

In Python 3 (which you appear to be using):

>>> sentence = "Hi my name is Bob"
>>> words = sentence.split()
>>> average = sum(len(word) for word in words) / len(words)
>>> average
2.6

Answer 2

  def averageWordLength(mystring):
tempcount = 0
count = 1

wordcount = 0
try:
    for character in mystring:
        if character == " ":
            tempcount +=1
            if tempcount ==1:
                count +=1

        else:
            tempcount = 0
            try:
                if character.isalpha(): #sorry for using the .isalpha
                    wordcount += 1
            except:
                wordcount = wordcount + 0
    if mystring[0] == " " or mystring.endswith(" "): #i'm sorry for using the .endswith
            count -=1

    try:
        result = wordcount/count
        if result == 0:
            result = "No words"
            return result
        else:
            return result

    except ZeroDivisionError:
        error = "No words"
        return error

except Exception:
    error = "Not a string"
    return error

mystring = "What big spaces you have!" output is 3.0 and I didn't use the split

Answer 3

def average():
    value = input("Enter the sentence:")
    sum = 0
    storage = 0
    average = 0

    for i in range (len(value)):
        sum = sum + 1
        storage = sum
        average = average+storage

    print (f"the average is :{average/len(value)}")

    return average/len(value)

average()